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CVIII • N. 19 • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 • GIOVEDÌ 15 SETTEMBRE 2016 FACEBOOK.COM/ITALOAMERICANONEWSPAPER italoamericano.org $ 2.25 D ATE D MATE RI AL - D O NO T D E LAY Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro: Master of Lights and Colors T hree-time Oscar winner, Vittorio Storaro is more than jus t a legendary Italian cinematographer - recog- nized by the Academy for his outs tanding vis ual w ork in Coppola's Apocalyps e Now , Beatty's Reds and Bertolucci's T he L as t Em per or - he is a philosopher of light, colors and elements. Even if his life and aesthetic investigation may be viewed as VALERIO VIALE Founded in 1908 Published by L'Italo American Foundation The #1 source for all things Italian since 1908 616 Foothill Blvd #D Monrovia, CA 91016 - Tel: (626) 359-7715 . . .. . .. . . . . . LOS ANGELES Fun Little Movies with F. Chindamo Page 6 SAN FRANCISCO Cinema Italia with Amelia Antonucci Page 7 ALL AROUND ITALY Bologna's Leaning Towers Page 17 LA BUONA TAVOLA End of Summer Recipes Page 19 Autumn in Italy – and in Italian PG.12 separate chapters - light; colors and elements - each phase is mindful of the previous one. What is really remarkable about this master of light and colors and how they influence our emotional response to the cinematic images, is the fact that Storaro, throughout his amazing career, has been going back to study, whenever he felt the urge to do so. Very few - if any - people, especially once they reached the top in their fields , have the humility and intellectual integri- ty to do so. To better understand his aes- thetic, it may be useful to read his trilogy of books, Writing with Light, Colors and Elements - condens ed in a s ingle Italian/English bilingual volume, plus DVD, available for pur- chase online at: aureaweb.com. When and how you first got captivated by photography? My father was a film projec- tionis t for L ux Film , major Italian company in the 1940s and Check mate! Playing life sized chess in Marostica The Chef behind the brand: the true face and life of Ettore Boiardi PG. 15 PG. 13 PG. 23 PG. 4 L'EDITORIALE L'Italo Americano Filmmaker Woody Allen and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro during the shooting of Café Society. Photo Courtesy of V. Storaro LIFE & PEOPLE LA VITA ITALIANA TRAVEL I l terremoto di Amatrice e dei tanti piccoli centri nel cuore della Penisola, ha di nuovo messo in luce la fragilità del terri- torio appenninico, dei tanti borghi Patrimoni che diamo per scontati (ma non lo sono affatto)